ArticleBMC oral health2023
Genetically predicted obstructive sleep apnea is causally associated with an increased risk for periodontitis.
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- Obstructive sleep apnea and periodontitis: a systematic review with considerations on CPAP therapy.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2026Pooled it
- Periodontitis and systemic diseases: insights into the correlation, mechanisms, and clinical implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Albiflorin Inhibits Advanced Glycation End Products-Induced ROS and MMP-1 Expression in Gingival Fibroblasts.Current stem cell research & therapy · 2025Article
- The causal relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and otitis media: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Causal associations between sleep traits and temporomandibular disorders: a bidirectional mendelian randomization analysis.Frontiers in genetics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and periodontitis are associated, whether this association is causative is uncertain.
methodsWe conducted a bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis using data from publically accessible genome-wide association studies. The single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for OSA were derived from 16,761 cases and 201,194 controls. The pooled data of periodontitis association involved up to 17,353 individuals. Disease-associated single-nucleotide polymorphisms were selected as an instrumental variable at the genome-wide significance level (p < 5.0 × 10
resultsThe MR analysis revealed that genetically determined OSA promotes the development of periodontitis [ IVW OR = 1.117, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.001-1.246, p = 0.048). Furthermore, no causal effect of genetically predicted periodontitis on OSA was noted in the reverse MR analysis (IVW OR = 1, 95% CI: 0.95-1.06, p = 0.87). The trend in results from the MR-Egger regression and weighted median (WM) was consistent with that in results from the IVW method. The robustness of the results was confirmed by the sensitivity analysis.
conclusionsIn summary, the results of our MR investigation suggest an association between OSA and periodontitis, proposing that early screening and treatment of OSA is beneficial for the prevention and prognosis of periodontitis.
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